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Love hearing the positives everyone :flowerforyou: Every little step forward is an accomplishment!!

I hereby pronounce your cheeseburger cravings banished! did that help?

Yes, just starting out at 41! Life (metabolism) certainly changes at this point. I've been dieting/exercising since June and only recently joined MFP when friend suggested it. It has helped. I feel better than I have in years. Friend me and we can support each other.

Yup, both great cardiovascular exercises. I prefer biking over walking for two reasons: it burns more calories for same amount of time and its very low impact. However, I do both in any given week. I use a walking for my light days or rest days even.

Do a search for lime green, pink and turquoise girl room pics. There are lots of great pictures and ideas. Good luck! Post pictures of your final product. Would love to see how it comes out.

walking and stability ball strength training!

I'm in. 80 miles this month biking or elliptical :-)

:smile: Thank you on all counts. I will take you up on the offer. I am just getting a bit panicky. About everything, lol. Going to try to keep my head above water.

Awesome! Not sure I have the confidence to be the dinner show though. I typically hide in my room with my dvd, close the curtains, turn off the lights and lock the door. lmao. Confidence comes later, right?

Great ideas ladies :-) I will have to go get a crock pot for sure! Menu planning will be a challenge but that will certainly help with the ends of the day stress. I totally agree that anything worth having is worth working for and it looks like I will have to be getting even more disciplined to pull this off.

Nope. I put on 30+ pounds that year. We gain because we are emotional eaters which means that we eat because food makes us feel better. Its still something I struggle with presently although my divorce is many years past. Its the incredible stress of the divorce and all the side losses that occur with it that makes it so…

I have also had to go through the "naked" lab experiences for nursing school. At first, it is very difficult. Do you have a friend in the class? Its still uncomfortable for me, but people don't see our "flaws" the same way we do. Chances are those skinny little girls have the same mindset as either of us about their…

First, forgive yourself! No kicks. We all fall off the wagon as it were. The other day I told friends I had given up diet soda, except for one a day which is a huge step for me. HUGE! What do you think I did the very next day? Drank 3 sodas, yes 3. So much of this is psychological. Why would I do that? Doesn't matter…